What is this?
Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for the desktop, running on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for the desktop, running on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.Is this a desktop program or something that runs in a browser?A native desktop app: it is written in C++ on the wxWidgets UI toolkit and installs locally on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
A native desktop app: it is written in C++ on the wxWidgets UI toolkit and installs locally on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.How do I get it running?This repo is the source code: the README links separate build instructions for the stable Audacity 3.x line and for the in-development Audacity 4, so pick the branch you want and follow that guide.
This repo is the source code: the README links separate build instructions for the stable Audacity 3.x line and for the in-development Audacity 4, so pick the branch you want and follow that guide.Is the license straightforward if I want to reuse or bundle the code?Mostly, with nuances: the project is GPLv3 and most code files are GPLv2-or-later, but /au3/lib-src (third-party libraries) and VST3-related code are exceptions, and documentation is CC-by 3.0.
Mostly, with nuances: the project is GPLv3 and most code files are GPLv2-or-later, but /au3/lib-src (third-party libraries) and VST3-related code are exceptions, and documentation is CC-by 3.0.Can it record audio, or only edit files that already exist?It records too: the project is described as a multi-track audio editor and recorder, so you can capture audio and arrange it across multiple tracks in the same app.
It records too: the project is described as a multi-track audio editor and recorder, so you can capture audio and arrange it across multiple tracks in the same app.Does it support VST plugins?Yes, the codebase includes dedicated VST3-related code — it is even listed as a licensing exception — so the editor works with VST3 plugins.
Yes, the codebase includes dedicated VST3-related code — it is even listed as a licensing exception — so the editor works with VST3 plugins.What are similar projects?xbmc, shotcut, BackgroundMusic, soundcraft, xournalpp, lmms, vlc, moonlight-qt
xbmc, shotcut, BackgroundMusic, soundcraft, xournalpp, lmms, vlc, moonlight-qt